Another mammoth accident

JsNeagle

JsNeagle

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in the wake of the recent ski patroller tragety, today mammoth witnessed another accident. The trail Climax, which is a very open trail off the top of the mountain for those that don't know, avalanched right after opening the gondola to the top. I can't say much now as far as the outcome, but I will be sure to post as news comes in. I'm at the Main Lodge, so I will know as soon as anyone knows. It's been an impressive, yet scary year at Mammoth and I ask everyone to send us some good vibes.
 
Oh, its too bad to hear Mammoth (more like skiing in general) is having such a rough year. ++++++++
 
they're still probing the area. I've been talking to people and have heard the slab that broke off was about six feet... i'll keep you posted
 
im sending you all the good vibes left over from an east coast winter.

dont hold your breath.

but honestly, i really hope everyone is ok, and that these tragedies stop
 
Just got this e-mail:

A post-control avalanche occurred on Climax at approx. 2pm

We have shut down the mountain so all trained personnel can respond

As yet, there have been no reports of serious injury OR missing people

We are conducting a precautionary probe of the area right now

We will update you via email as more information becomes available

Let's all hope and pray it stays that way.
 
fernie had 2 inbound avalanches in a month this year too. One partially buried 4 people...a patroller and a mom and her two kids.
 
dude mammaoth has bad juju hop erything is alright for orage masters

++++++++++++vibes> mammoth
 
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Holy shit.....thats all i can think apart from that i hope that everyone is at least accounted for and unscaved.
 
i dont know which feature, i wasnt there he went off one of the left side jumps and he flipped with his board over his head and he landed on his head
 
So I just made a connection.

One of the patrollers (Walter Rosenthal) that was killed last week by the vent on Mammoth was the Avalanche Trouble Shooter and researcher. It was his job to determine the snow stability and what-not.

I wouldn't know, but i would expect that they just hired some random Avalanche guy that didn't know the mountain as well as Rosenthal did.
 
i dont think any of you really understand all the deaths there. when i lived there, 6 deaths happened in 7 days, thats way too many for skiing.
 
this is why i don't like the whole in-bounds off piste thing.

i mean in europe we still trust the the mountain guys who blast for avalanches but we still carry bc stuff off piste anywere. but you guys seem pretty comfortable without while skiing in-bounds but off piste right?!

unless i'm wrong and in bounds and piste are the same thing.

either way it sounds like everyhting is going in the good direction, good vibes in mamoths direction.
 
in north america, everything inbounds is considered in piste, even if the trail is not outlined and groomed. anything beyond the ski area boundry is off piste that you ski at your own danger.
 
this has been a very bad year for skiing, alot of accidents, and some deaths. Not good at all. i am lucky since i live in ontario so i don't have to worry about avalanches. I hope everyone survived that avalanche if not it is a tragedy.
 
Where I live on piste = groomed, in bounds. Off Piste = ungroomed, in bounds. Just because it is not groomed doesn't mean it is back country.
 
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